John Ellman — The Walking Dead Character Profile

About John Ellman

Wrongfully convicted murderer executed and reanimated by Dr. Beaumont, gaining supernatural insight to track down his framers and confront their guilt.

John Ellman — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Boris Karloff

Appears in

The Walking Dead (1936)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• John Ellman — Conflict Silent Witness — Jimmy (Warren Hull)

  Jimmy's silence during the cover-up indirectly enables Ellman's framing.

• John Ellman — Conflict Target Of Retribution — Merritt (Robert Strange)

  Ellman confronts Merritt, whose guilt leads to his fatal demise.

• John Ellman — Social Witness & Companion — Nancy (Marguerite Churchill)

  Nancy discovers Ellman wandering the cemetery and tries to guide him.

• John Ellman — Professional Reanimator — Dr. Evan Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn)

  Beaumont illegally brings Ellman back to life for scientific study.

• John Ellman — Professional Incompetent Attorney — Nolan (Ricardo Cortez)

  Nolan provided flawed legal representation that directly led to Ellman's wrongful conviction.

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